Important Dates
April 10, 2025 First day of Term 4
April 21, 2025 Non-Instructional Day – No classes for students
Provincial Achievement Tests (PATs) - Important Information
Parents/Guardians of grade 9 students are encouraged to check their email for an important School Messenger notification sent on April 2 regarding the upcoming Provincial Achievement Tests (PATs). The message includes an overview of the PATs, the exam schedule, and details on the online process for students who wish to leave school early on the days of their exams.
Unique Pathways – Applications Due April 10
Summer and Fall applications for Unique Pathways Dual Credit or Exploratory programs are now open.
Grade 10-12 students should submit their completed application package to Student Services by end of day on Thursday, April 10, 2025 for consideration. Successful applicants will be contacted in early May.
Visit www.cbe.ab.ca/uniquepathways for a complete list of opportunities and more information.
Information Night
CBE Unique Pathways will be hosting an online session on Thursday, April 3, from 6-7 p.m. to provide a general overview of upcoming programs and to answer student and parent questions.
- Register
for the session - Meeting Link
to attend
*Please note that registration is not required, however, it is helpful for the team in tailoring our presentation to the audience
The Calgary Board of Education collaborates with post-secondary institutions, industry partners and community organizations to offer a wide-range of unique opportunities for students. These range from practical, hands-on learning experiences in Exploratory programs to Dual Credit courses and programs that allow students to participate in post-secondary learning with the support of a supervising CBE teacher.
QEHS Theatre Program - Picasso at the Lapin Agile
Theatre students have been hard at work over the last 3 months, putting together a hilarious piece written by Steve Martin; Picasso at the Lapin Agile. The show will open on Tuesday, April 15 and run until Thursday, April 17.
Doors will open at 6:00 pm and the show will begin at 6:30 pm each night. Tickets will be sold at the door; $15 for adults and $10 for students. Come on out to enjoy an evening of laughs and support the Queen Elizabeth High School Theatre Program with these talented
young actors. You don’t want to miss it!
Grad T-Shirts for Grade 12 Students
To help commemorate your graduation; all grade 12 students are being gifted a free QEHS Grad 2025 t-shirt!
Ms. Woelk in the Main Office will be collecting everyone's sizing information for t-shirts, so between April 1 and April 9, stop by the Main Office to make sure you get the correct size ordered for you. We'll be submitting our order by April 14th so don't dawdle in placing your order - if you don't place your sizing order by April 9th, you will risk not having a t-shirt.
At the end of the year, we'll have a grad t-shirt signing event so you'll definitely want to make sure you get that order in!
QEHS Band Parents Association
Had enough of winter? Think Spring: buy some plants and dream of warmer days: QEBPA's final fundraiser of the school year is always a popular one - outdoor plants! We're doing a 20-day Growing Smiles Fundraiser blitz with all proceeds going towards new uniforms for our band students starting the 2025-26 school year. Please support our band program by purchasing some beautiful plants for yourself or your loved ones. Geraniums, petunias, marigolds, herbs, strawberries, hanging baskets - so much to choose from. BONUS: your orders will be ready in time for Mother's Day, so act now! Questions? Email our fundraising coordinator or the QEBPA.
Visit our Growing Smiles fundraising page, see what's available, and place an order before April 21, 2025. Tentative pick up day is May 6 at the school.
Next QEBPA meeting: Thursday April 10, 2025 6:30 p.m. (online)
All parents/guardians who have a student enrolled in the Band program at Queen Elizabeth High School are automatically members of the QEBPA and welcome to join every meeting.
Here is the link to join the meeting QEBPA Meeting 6:30pm
Thursday, 10 April · 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/dsm-pefn-rzw
Want all the QEBPA updates? Check out our website at http://qebpa.ca.
Last Chance for Yearbooks
Did you miss the first round of orders for this year's yearbook? The Josten’s order site is now open for more orders! Please don’t miss out on this last opportunity to guarantee your copy, order directly from https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A09700494